Author: Michael Mayer

Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic originally reported that the Mets were close to an agreement with free agent reliever Brad Hand. Now, he’s backtracking that a bit, saying the Mets are still “engaged” with Hand, but the deal is not close. Hand, 30, posted a 2.05 ERA, 1.37 FIP, spectacular 7.25 K/BB, and a major league leading 16 saves in 2020 for Cleveland. Hand’s numbers...

The Mets entered the offseason with 13 arbitration eligible players, the second most in the majors. The deadline to settle with players to avoid arbitration is on Friday on 1 p.m. ET. MLB Trade Rumors released their projections for all arbitration eligible players in October. The Mets non-tendered Chasen Shreve to bring that number down to 12 arbitration eligible players. They also already...

Jon Heyman of MLB Network was on WFAN on Thursday afternoon, talking about the recent rumors in Major League Baseball, and the Mets are still hogging the airwaves. Heyman says there’s a “good chance” that the Mets sign center fielder George Springer and “would be surprised if the Mets didn’t sign him (Francisco Lindor)” to a long-term deal. Mets’...

Mets team president Sandy Alderson was the featured guest on the Big Time Baseball Podcast with Jon Heyman recently, and covered a wide variety of topics including the current situation with free agent George Springer, and how Dominic Smith fits into the team’s plans. When asked about Smith, Alderson was pretty clear, “Dom’s not going anywhere.” Smith, 25, had a monster...